You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you’ll do it well.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEHuman beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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If you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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We’re not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don’t negotiate about terrorism. It’s is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn’t anything to negotiate.
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America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.
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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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I think the word of the United States has been as good as gold in its international dealings and its agreements.
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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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You have to have a strong sense of your values and a strong sense of who you are, because there are a lot of events and a lot of people who will pull you in this direction or that direction.
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You know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.
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This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity – and an obligation – to help them turn this desire into reality.
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